Sproul Savio speech on car memorial

by cp

Fri, Oct 8, 2004 5:00PM

Here are my pictures from the Free Speech movement 40th anniversary event of the climaxing moment in 1964 when the administration ordered math graduate student Jack Weinberg to be arrested at noon on Sproul plaza, and several thousand regular students surrounded the car and listened to cool speeches by Mario Savio and others.

A couple thousand people attended this event. First, the new chancellor, the ASUC president, Julia Vinograd and Michael Rossman spoke. Jackie Weinman?, a Compton teacher who was part of the FSM gave a great speech. Howard Dean spoke before Toni Serra, Civil Rights attorney, and drew the largest part of the crowd

§The Chancellor

by cp

Fri, Oct 8, 2004 5:00PM

Robert Birgeneau spoke briefly and gave an anecdote of a dinner with Henry Kissinger

§rev books

by cp

Fri, Oct 8, 2004 5:00PM

Revolution books emerged from their store with few patrons in the parking garage, and were pushing this message from Bob Avakian. Everytime I hear reference to 'Chairman Bob', he sounds like this creepy authoritarian fossil because he is the permanent chairman, and his fame doesn't seem populist, like leftist speakers who became popular due to their skills and because people keep inviting them back. But did you know that Bob Avakian is from Berkeley and was here during the free speech movement?

§Howard Dean

by cp

Fri, Oct 8, 2004 5:00PM

There were a lot of Dean fans in the audience. The people next to me had about five buttons and stickers like "deaniacs for Kerry' and they really reacted during his speech, one woman starting to cry. Dean reached a crescendo and made various logical statements.

§dog of dean fans

by cp

Fri, Oct 8, 2004 5:00PM